This Is Normal

This Is Normal is the third studio album by Icelandic electronic music band GusGus. It was released on 26 April 1999 on 4AD.

This Is Normal
Studio album by GusGus
Released	26 April 1999
Genre	Electronica house trip hop
Length	53:35
Label	4AD
Producer	GusGus Páll Borg Alfred More
GusGus chronology
Polydistortion (1997) This Is Normal (1999) Gus Gus vs. T-World (2000)
Singles from This Is Normal
"Ladyshave" Released: 1 March 1999 "Starlovers" Released: 12 April 1999 "V.I.P." Released: 23 August 1999

This Is Normal has sold 21,400 copies in France.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Melody Maker	[5]
Muzik	[6]
NME	6/10[7]
Q	[8]
Spin	8/10[9]

AllMusic called This Is Normal "a fine blend of accessibility and invention".[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ladyshave"	3:57
2.	"Teenage Sensation"	4:14
3.	"Starlovers"	4:43
4.	"Superhuman"	6:20
5.	"Very Important People"	5:51
6.	"Bambi"	3:47
7.	"Snoozer"	4:01
8.	"Blue Mug"	4:11
9.	"Acid Milk"	6:43
10.	"Love vs. Hate"	4:33
11.	"Dominique"	5:15

References

1. "This Is Normal". infodisc.fr. France.
2. Phares, Heather. "This Is Normal – GusGus". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
3. Hermes, Will (30 April 1999). "This Is Normal". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
4. Sullivan, Caroline (30 April 1999). "GusGus: This Is Normal (4AD)". The Guardian.
5. "GusGus: This Is Normal". Melody Maker: 36. 24 April 1999.
6. Da Bank, Rob (June 1999). "Gus Gus: This Is Normal (4AD)". Muzik (49): 84.
7. Ward, Christian (27 April 1999). "GusGus – This Is Normal". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
8. "GusGus: This Is Normal". Q (153): 105. June 1999.
9. Walters, Barry (June 1999). "Jimi Tenor: Organism / Gus Gus: This Is Normal". Spin. 15 (6): 136. Retrieved 22 May 2018.